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G. T. MOORE.

WHIP SNAP. l No. 360,718. Patented Apr. 5, 1887.

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NV PETERS. Phntn-Lhognpher, Washington. D. C.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE T. MOORE, OF VESTFIELD, MASSAOHUSETTSMASSIGNOE OF ONE- HALF TOCHARLES E. VILLIAMS, OF SAME PLACE.

WHIP-SNAP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 360,718, dated April 5,1887.

Application filed November 27, 1886. Serial No. 220,036. (Noinodcl.)

To @ZZ whom it may concern,.-

Beit known that I, GEORGE T. MOORE, of lVestfield, inthe county ofHampden and Oommonwealth of Massachusetts, have invented a preventuntwisting thereof, or have consisted of a core composed of severalstrands of thread about which is braided by machinery a covering of silkor other thread, and having aloop at one end formed by braiding theendsof the covering-tlneads into the body of the snap a short distance backfrom one end thereof.

The superiority of a twisted over a braided snap has always beenacknowledged, n ot only because it imparts a better appearance to thewhip when applied thereto, but also because of its much greaterdurability, it being found that the braided snap begins to fray ont atthe end'in a short time, and when Once started the unraveling rapidlyprogresses until the snap is destroyed, whereas the knots in the twistedA snap prevent untwisting of its strands, each knot acting independentlyofthe others to preserve the snap even after those nearer the end Y havebeen worn entirely off. Notwithstanding this acknowledged superiority,however, it has been iinpractieable to use the twisted snap upon any butthe higher-priced whips, because of the expense involved in applyingsuch snap to the whip, skilled labor being required therefor, ashereinafter more full y specified.

rlhe object of my invention is to provide a twisted snap which whileembodying all of the advantages of those heretofore in use, can berapidly applied to a whip by any person, thus obviating the necessity ofemploying skilled labor, and enabling me to economically use such snapsupon the cheaper as well as the more expensive grades of whips.

To this end my invention consistsin atwisted snap having a loop formedat one end thereof,

whereby it is adapted to be readily and quickly applied to a whip.

My invention consists, further, inthe means employed for forming theloop in a twisted snap, as hereinafter more fully described, andparticularly pointed out in the claims.

Referring to the drawings, in which like letters designate like parts inthe several views, Figure 1 shows a portion of a whip-tip having atwisted snap applied thereto by the means heretofore employed. Fig. 2shows the twisted snap heretofore in use before being applied to thewhip. Figs. 3 to 6, inclusive, illustrate successive steps in theformation of a loop snap according to my invention. Fig. 7 shows themanner of applying a snap made according to my invention to a whip.

In each of the figures the parts are drawn to an enlarged scalethebetter toillustrate the invention.

Referring to Figs. 1 and 2, the letter A designates aportion of awhip-tip having theloop E at the end,as usual, to facilitate securingthe snap thereto. v

B designates the ordinary twisted snap,hav ing` the abrupt end H and thefringed or tasvseled end D and the knots C, said knots being` formed bypassing one ofthe strands of which the snap is composed around thetwisted body of the snap and through its own loop and drawing it tight,after which the twisting goes on,as before, until the last knot at theend is made, when the ends ofthe strands are left loose in the form ofatassel, as shown at D. By. making the snap in this manner it is foundthat each knot securely retains the twisted strands in position, evenafter those nearer the end D are worn off, thus materially increasingthe durability of the snap. These snaps have heretofore been applied tothe whip as shown in Fig. l-that is to say, by passing through the loopEthereon the end H-of the snap, and also the end of an anchoring cord orthread, F, the former being drawn through said loop an inch or more, andthe latter until its two ends are about of equal length. The ends of theanchoring-thread and the end H of the snap are then braided with themain body ofthe latter, as shown in said Fig. l; and, finally, the endsofthe anchoring-thread are wound around IOO the end H andthe body of thesnap to form a wrapper, G, for said end. A coating of shellac or similarliquid is then applied to the wrapper G and the braided strands aboveit, and when dry the operation is completed. It will be observed thatthis operation not only consumes much time, but that it alsonecessitates the employment of persons skilled in the art, Whe becomesuch only after long experience. This method of securing the snap,moreover, 1s open to two further objectionsviz., the wrapper G. whencoated with shellac and dried, becomes a hard substance, which is liableto cut the hair of the animal upon u which the whip is used, thusinjuring the appearance of theanimal; and,again, the threads of saldwrapper, after the shellac coating is worn off, are apt to unwind andfray out, to the injury of the appearance of the whip, if it does notresult in the loss of the snap.

The broad feature of my invention, as hereinbefore stated, consists inproviding these twlsted snaps with a loop at one end, so that the snapcan be firmly secured to a whip by passing the looped end through theloop on the tip, and then passing the other end of the snap through itsown loop, as shown in Fig. 7-fan operation which can be almost instantlyperformed by children or persons wholly unskilled in theartofwhip-making. I am thus enabled to utilize a twisted snap,with allofits advantages over a braided snap,upon the cheaper. grades of whips,where, owing to the expense involved in attaching them, they haveheretofore been wholly superseded by the braided snaps. Ithusmateriallyincreasethe durability and appearance of these cheaper whipswithout adding to the cost of their manufacture.

I am the more readily enabled to secure this valuable result from thefact that I have also devised a means for forming the loop on the snap,which is very simple, easily applied, and so trifiing in cost that itenables me to produce a twisted loop-snap at very little, if any,increase in cost over the twisted snap without the loop heretofore inuse. Moreover, the snap thus made, when secured to the whi p, obviatesthe objections above noted as incident to the fastening means shown inFig. l, as will be hereinafter set forth. This means of forming theloop, as well as the manner of its application, is illustrated in Figs.3 to 6,

inclusive, to which attention is now directed.

vThe letters K L designate a sheetof very thin soft-rubber tissue, whichis preferably .cut oblong in about the proportions shown. In making theloop, the end H of a common twisted snap, such as is shown in Fig. 2, isbrought back parallel with the body of the snap, as shown in Fig. 3, aproper distance to leave aloop of the desired size at the end. The sideL of the sheet is then closely wrapped or enrolled about said end H, asshown in Fig. 4, when the end thus inclosed is laid against the body ofthe snap, as shown in Fig. 5, and the side K of the sheet is wrappedtightly about both the body of the snap and the end H, as shown in Fig.6, the adhesiveness of the soft rubber facilitating such operation. Ahot iron is now passed over the rubber, or it may be otherwise subjectedto sufficient heat, to slightly fuse and set it, whereupon it becomes apractically solid rubber' wrapper, firmly cementing the end and body ofthe snap together.

It will be seen, as above stated, that a loop can thus be formed veryrapidly and at a trifiing cost, and also that, the wrapper'beingslightly iiexible, there is no danger of injuring an animal in the useof a whip provided with such snap, and that there are Vnowrappingthreads to unwind or fray out and injure the appearance of thewhip or endanger the loss of the snap.

By making the rubber tissue in colors to correspond with the snaps, thewrapper becomes an additional ornament to the whip. In securing thisloop-snap to the whip, as above described, and as shown in Fig. 7, theloop may be twisted before being inserted in the loop on the whip, asshown in said figure, or not, as may be desired, since in either casethe snap will be securely fastened to the whip without liability ofbeing detached in usc.

Vhile I am aware, as hereinbefore intimated, that braided snaps havebeen constructed with a loop at the end, I believe myself to be thefirst to invent and produce a twisted loop-snap with its many advantagesover a braided snap, as I am also the first to devise means for formingthe loop in a twisted snap at a cost of labor and materials whichrenders it practicable in the manufacture of whips.

So far as the specific feature of my invention is concerned, I do notwish to limit myself to the exact manner of applying the rubberwrappershown and described, as it is obvious that the same could be modified invarious ways without departing from the spirit of my invention.

I claiml. As an article of manufacture, a wliipsnap composed of a seriesof strands twisted together and having one of its ends turned back toform a loop, said end being secured to Vthe body of the snap by anindependent wrapper, substantially as set forth.

2. A whipsnap having one ofits ends turned back and secured to the bodythereof by a softrubber wrapper to forni a loop, substantially in themanner set forth.

3. As an article of manufacture, a whip-snap composed of a series ofstrands twisted together having near one end one or more knots toprevent untwisting of said strands, and having at its opposite end aloop formed by securing the end of the snap to t-he body thereof by awrapper composed of soft rubber, snbstantially in the manner set forth.

GEORGE T. MOORE.

Vitnesses:

WV. H. CHAPMAN, T. M. BROWN.

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